Green Mountains Echoing the Final Sound: Interviews with Writers

Author: Guo Zaijing
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: Regarding the book title, the author used a line from a poem written to his teacher, Pan Xulan: "Green Mountains Echoing in Solitude." Green mountains are always filled with "solitary echoes," always embracing them. Why did I choose "Green Mountains Echoing in Solitude" as the title? First, I interviewed these writers, and their wise conversations, filled with life experiences and social philosophy, were all recorded during dialogues. From the perspective of the philosopher who said one cannot step into the same river twice, these interviews are "solitary echoes" that pass and never return. For the departed elders, they are truly the most profound echoes. Second, this title can be seen as complementary to the book "Autumn Water and Flames—Interviews with Writers," forming a complete set of interviews with Shanghai writers, with a sense of conclusion. Third, my literary special program on the radio has come to an end, and from this perspective, it can also be considered a "solitary echo." The photographs included in the book, except for a few by Du Xuan, Han Zi, Lu Bing, Xiao Guanhong, and Hu Shengliang, were taken during my interviews, making them a precious visual record. This book was greatly supported by the leadership of Shanghai Far East Publishing House and the editor-in-chief Huang Zhengyi. They had previously collaborated with the author on the book "Autumn Water and Flames—Interviews with Writers," demonstrating their editorial vision and high sense of publishing responsibility, which I deeply appreciate. I hope readers will enjoy this book, "Green Mountains Echoing in Solitude—Interviews with Writers."